18. Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 1 Homeowner (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Katharine Dixon Robin Eddington David Englin Matthew Mishkind Nancy Lopez (Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 18, 3/23/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council appointed David Englin to the Alexandria Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. The voting was as follows: Euille - Englin Pepper - Englin Gaines - Eddington Krupicka - Englin Macdonald - Englin Smedberg - Englin Woodson - Englin 19. Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board 1 Citizen Member (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Edna Burns Mary Flowers Frank Spangler (Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 19, 3/23/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Mary Flowers as the citizen member to the Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board. The voting was as follows: Euille - Flowers Pepper - Flowers Gaines - Flowers Krupicka - Flowers Macdonald - Flowers Smedberg - Flowers Woodson - Flowers 20. Alexandria Sister Cities Committee 1 Citizen Member (The following persons volunteered for appointment to the above Commission) NAME: ENDORSED BY: Jeremy Jalorina Matthew Mueda (Material pertaining to the above appointment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked collectively as Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 20, 3/23/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, ballots were distributed, tellers were appointed and the ballots tallied with the following results: City Council appointed Matthew Mueda as the citizen member to the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee. The voting was as follows: Euille - Mueda Pepper - Mueda Gaines - Jalorina Krupicka - Mueda Macdonald - Jalorina Smedberg - Mueda Woodson - Mueda REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISCUSSION 21. Update on the Duke Street Concourse. (Staff presentation) (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 19, 2004, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 21, 3/23/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) City Engineer Baker and Transportation and Environmental Services Director Baier made a presentation of the Duke Street Concourse. 22. Receipt of Report on the FY 2003 Fall Festival of the Arts and Recommendations Concerning the 2004 Fall Festival of the Arts. (A copy of the City Manager's memorandum dated March 19, 2004, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 22, 3/23/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilman Smedberg, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously, City Council approved continuing the Fall Festival of the Arts in 2004 with it becoming an annual event; set the 2004 date for the two-day festival as Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, September 12; and acknowledged that the Arts Festival Committee will serve as the sponsor of the event in 2004, with the recommendation that the President of the Alexandria Arts Forum be named as the third co-chair. The voting was as follows: Smedberg "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Woodson "aye" 23. Consideration of the FY 2003 City Employee Work Force Utilization Analysis and FY 2003 Applicant Tracking Report. City Council deferred action until the next legislative meeting. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES None ORAL REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (a) Mayor Euille said the WMATA public hearing on the bus and rail fare and parking garage and lots increases will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall on March 25 at 7:30 p.m. (b) Councilman Macdonald noted that he and the Mayor are co-chairs of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Neighborhood Task Force and they meet regularly with citizens related to the construction of the Bridge. A report on the action of VDOT on the temporary relocation and displacement of the residents of Hunting Terrace was given by Mr. Russell Fuhrman, a representative of Potomac Crossing Consultants, the General Engineering Contractor, supporting both the Virginia and Maryland State Highway Departments. There were questions and comments from Council. Mayor Euille asked staff to take into consideration the recommendation of involving the Mental Health Department in the moves. ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL (a) WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Pepper, seconded by Councilwoman Woodson and carried unanimously, the following motion was made: 1. That the City Council find that substantial change in the taxi industry in Alexandria is required to strike an appropriate balance between maintaining high standards of customer service, driver independence and opportunity for mobility, competition between cab companies, and economic stability within the industry; 2. That the City Council instruct the City Manager to establish a taxi industry work group of five driver representatives and five company representatives, to be chaired by the City's consultant, Bruce Schaller, with staff support from such City staff as the Manager designates; 3. That such work group shall review such surveys, reports and additional information as have been outlined by the consultant at the work session on March 23, 2004, shall report as to such proposed changes in the industry as to which the work group has reached consensus, and shall report as to proposed changes as to which there is no consensus; 4. That such work group shall endeavor to complete its work for presentation to Council at its legislative meeting on May 11, 2004; and 5. That City Council shall endeavor to adopt by ordinance such changes as the Council approves not later than June 22, 2004. (In paragraph three, under surveys, it is understood to include consumer surveys and there will be outreach to the senior and disabled [DOT Program] participants.) The voting was as follows: Pepper "aye" Gaines "aye" Woodson "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Smedberg "aye" (b) Vice Mayor Pepper said she was concerned on the Second Presbyterian Church process that Council will not meet with the Planning Commission until April 20, and it will hear from the Steering Committee of the Open Space Plan not much before that. The Planning Commission will have to schedule a public hearing for May, and that may not give the Council time to digest everything that is decided on April 20. Therefore, she thought they may wish to have the Planning Commission not advertise for a May meeting but instead a June meeting. A MOTION WAS MADE by Councilman Gaines, which was seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper, to recommend to the City Manager that the Second Presbyterian item be docketed for the June Planning Commission meeting. After discussion, Councilman Gaines removed his motion from the floor. Vice Mayor Pepper asked to have the discussion of the Second Presbyterian Church docketed for Council discussion for the first legislative meeting in April. Mayor Euille said there is a request of the City Manager to bring the thoughts back in the form of a recommendation for the next legislative meeting. (c) Councilwoman Woodson noted that the City Council meeting was closed- captioned this evening. (d) Councilman Gaines noted that a number of Alexandria neighborhoods were recognized as great places to live in the April issue of Washingtonian Magazine, and in particular Ford's Landing and Rosemont were two of the 50 best neighborhoods to live. ORAL REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER There were none. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 24. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First and Second Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt Supplement 34 to the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance. (ROLL-CALL VOTE) (A copy of the informal memorandum explaining the ordinance is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 1 of Item No. 24, 3/23/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference. A copy of the ordinance referred to in the above item, of which each Member of Council received a copy not less than 24 hours before said introduction, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and Clerk of Council, marked Exhibit No. 2 of Item No. 24, 3/23/04, and is incorporated as part of this record by reference.) WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Pepper, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and carried unanimously by roll-call vote, City Council introduced and passed the Ordinance on First and Second Reading to adopt Supplement No. 34 to the Zoning Ordinance. The voting was as follows: Pepper "aye" Gaines "aye" Smedberg "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Woodson "aye" The ordinance reads as follows:
27. Consideration of Convening An Executive Session Closed to the Public For Discussion of Probable Litigation, Pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia. WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Vice Mayor Pepper and carried unanimously, at 10:53 p.m., City Council convened in executive session, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of consulting with legal counsel and briefing by staff with respect to probable litigation concerning the environmental contamination of land. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Gaines "aye" Pepper "aye" Krupicka "aye" Euille "aye" Macdonald "aye" Smedberg "aye" THEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and carried unanimously, at 11:23 p.m., City Council reconvened the meeting. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Pepper "aye" Smedberg "aye" Gaines "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye" Macdonald "aye" WHEREUPON, upon motion by Councilwoman Woodson, seconded by Councilman Smedberg and carried unanimously on a ROLL CALL vote, City Council adopted the resolution pertaining to the executive session. The voting was as follows: Woodson "aye" Pepper "aye" Smedberg "aye" Gaines "aye" Euille "aye" Krupicka "aye" Macdonald "aye" The resolution reads as follows: